HACKWOOD, F.W. (edited by Alan A. Vernon) SOME RECORDS OF SMETHWICK , Studley, U.K: Brewin Books, 2001.

Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine.. Limited edition of 750 copies this being No.73. Originally published in 1896. 127pp, including index. (9½"h x 6½"w). The author was a local man to the Black Country who wrote many books about the area. The Black Country covers an area in the Midlands of England. Pasted inside front cover are copies of two newspaper cuttings about the author. Included in the book - The Smethwick area from Prehistoric times, the Roman occupation, Saxon settlement, the Domesday Manor of Smethwick, Medieval history, the Civil War, and the industry of the area, the Soho Foundry, glass making and coal mining, the founding of an education system, the town's road system and the building of the railway" There is also a short biography of the author and a list of the books he wrote. (9½"h x 6½"w) (24cms x 16.5xms) approx. (Book ref. 7056)  £20.00

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